HB 4714104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4714
CHILDREN'S MENTAL HLTH ACT
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0675
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 6
- Prime sponsors
- Sara Feigenholtz, William "Will" Davis
- Cosponsors (4)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin, Gregg Johnson, Kelly M. Cassidy, Mary Edly-Allen
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 31, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Mental Health and Addiction, Senate Behavioral and Mental Health (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 19, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed40-19
yes (40) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Fine, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Preston, Hunter, Harmon, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (19) Anderson, Lewis, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Hills, Curran, Wilcox, DeWitte, Rezin, Rose
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed6-2
yes (6) Collins, Lakesia, Fine, Laura, Feigenholtz, Sara, Simmons, Mike, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Villa, Karina
no (2) Bryant, Terri, Chesney, Andrew S
not voting (1) Balkema, Chris
April 14, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed73-37
yes (73) Mussman, Grasse, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (37) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Stephens, Deering, Swanson, La Ha, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (7) Ammons, Andrade, Rosenthal, Huynh, Kelly, Tarver, Grant
not voting (1) Keicher
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed14-6
yes (14) DeLaRosa, Margaret A, Gill, Mary, Faver Dias, Laura, Guzzardi, Will, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Johnson, Gregg, Hernandez, Barbara, LaPointe, Lindsey, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Meyers-Martin, Debbie, Lilly, Camille Y, Morgan, Bob, Mussman, Michelle, West II, Maurice A
no (6) Hauter, William E, Haas, Jackie, Severin, Dave, Schmidt, Kevin, Tipsword, Dennis, Sosnowski, Joe C
not voting (3) Davis, Jed, Morris, Yolonda, Rosenthal, Wayne A
February 26, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-6
yes (13) Crawford, Michael, Cassidy, Kelly M, Davis, William "Will", Gill, Mary, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Johnson, Gregg, Lilly, Camille Y, LaPointe, Lindsey, Morgan, Bob, Meyers-Martin, Debbie, Mussman, Michelle, Morris, Yolonda
no (6) Davis, Jed, Hauter, William E, Haas, Jackie, Schmidt, Kevin, Severin, Dave, Tipsword, Dennis
not voting (4) Faver Dias, Laura, Guzzardi, Will, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Sosnowski, Joe C
Timeline 35
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0675 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 31, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 040-019-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 006-002-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-037-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 014-006-000 |
| March 24, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee |
| March 20, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 20, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 013-006-000 |
| February 17, 2026 | House | Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 30, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.